Ad Hominem - Circumstantial
Description:
The argument attacks a position by appealing to the vested interests of a person who holds the position.
It would be more useful to explain what about the study is poorly reasoned or suspect.
Description:
The argument attacks a position by appealing to the vested interests of a person who holds the position.
It would be more useful to explain what about the study is poorly reasoned or suspect.
If you e.g. pump out 100 studies and then make a perfect reasoning on the 1 study which had significant results in your favor, then what you did wrong can't be seen in the one paper you published.
As long as the studies aren't preregistered, you have to discount those with vested interests.
Frankly - The parent is right. This is a lazy fucking argument.